Words and Their Stories: All About Eyes
11 June 2011
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
Today’s program is all about eyes. When it comes to relationships, people’s eyes can be a window into their hearts. This means that their eyes can tell a lot about how they feel. We will tell a story about a man and woman who are teachers at the same school. The woman is interested in the man. She uses many methods to
catch his eye
, or get him to notice her. Once he
sets eyes on
her, or sees her, she might try to get him interested in her by acting playful. In other words, she might try to
make eyes at
him or
give him the eye
.
Let us suppose that this man gets
hit between the eyes
. In other words, the woman has a strong affect on him. He wants to spend time with her to get to know her better. He asks her out on a date.
She is so happy that she may walk around for days with
stars in her eyes
. She is extremely happy because this man is the
apple of her eye
, a very special person. She might tell him that he is the only person she wants, or
“I only have eyes for you.”
On their date, the couple might eat a meal together at a restaurant. If the man is really hungry, his
eyes might be bigger than his stomach
. He might order more food than he can eat. When his food arrives at the table, his
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